Divisor 10267

Prime Number:
Yes!
Divisibility test:
The "zyzzyx Test"
Test Discovered by:
Matt Parker
Date:
11/11/2024

The "zyzzyx Test" for Divisibility by 10267

To determine if any number is divisible by 10267, apply the "zyzzyx Test":

  1. If your number ("X") has 8 digits or more, separate the last (smallest) 7 digits from the rest. This makes two smaller numbers, call them Left and Right (note: don't add in trailing zeros to L). If there are fewer than 8 digits, L = 0 and therefore R = X.
  2. Multiply L by 58 and subtract this from R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and subtract 3080 times the digit you just crossed off. Call this final result "Y".
  4. Y will be much smaller than X, but we have preserved divisibility by 10267. That is, your original number is divisible by 10267 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 10267-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 10267. If the Y is still much larger than 10267, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 10267.

Easy!